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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the ring accompanied by Got Money. Avalon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk. James Avalon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon connects with a body shot.
Avalon stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman clinches up with Avalon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Avalon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colemans head.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Coleman.
Avalon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Avalon is trying to stall.
Avalon misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Coleman digs a right hand into Avalon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avalon's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Avalon controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Avalon is keeping the position.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Avalon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Coleman is looking to defend but Avalon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Coleman! Avalon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Coleman taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Avalon!
A relieved looking James Avalon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It . Mike Zambidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambidis misses with a wild combination.
Zambidis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lombard misses with a hook. Zambidis ducked under it nicely.
Zambidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lombard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zambidis counters with a two punch combo.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambidis moves away.
Zambidis jabs at Lombard's body.
Zambidis misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Lombard checks a leg kick.
Zambidis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Zambidis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zambidis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lombard back to the ropes. Zambidis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Zambidis avoids nicely.
Zambidis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zambidis throws a low kick but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis throws a front kick aimed at Lombard's knee but Lombard avoids it well.
Zambidis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lombard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zambidis throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zambidis throws a solid leg kick but Lombard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zambidis.
Zambidis motions for Lombard to come forward. Zambidis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mike Zambidis has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lombard blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zambidis.
Zambidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard checks a leg kick.
Zambidis wants to slow Lombard down by chopping away at his legs.
Zambidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard lands a glancing blow to the side of Zambidis's head.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zambidis is looking to land body kicks.
Lombard swings for the body but Zambidis moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Zambidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zambidis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zambidis misses with a head kick.
Zambidis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard connects with a crisp jab.
Lombard connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Zambidis's ribs.
Zambidis looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Zambidis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zambidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lombard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zambidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambidis doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Zambidis finds it's target.
Zambidis jabs at Lombard's body.
Zambidis looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Zambidis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zambidis dips to his left and cracks Lombard with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zambidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Mike Zambidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis scores with a spinning back kick!
Zambidis throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis is breathing heavily.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard is looking to wear down Zambidis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lombard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Zambidis misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambidis thinking.
Lombard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
No joy there for Lombard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Zambidis's ribs.
Zambidis tries a low kick but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zambidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zambidis takes one on the button.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a solid leg kick but Lombard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zambidis.
Zambidis tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Zambidis.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Zambidis tries to land a front kick but Lombard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Lombard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lombard takes a swing at Zambidis's ribcage but misses.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Zambidis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swings for the body but Zambidis moves out of range.
Zambidis tries to score with a low kick but Lombard moves his leg out of the way.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zambidis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zambidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Zambidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
A right-left combo lands from Lombard.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Lombard lands a body shot.
Lombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zambidis tries to land a leg kick but Lombard saw it coming and moves away.
Zambidis throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambidis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zambidis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mike Zambidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zambidis misses with a leg kick.
Lombard throws a right hand that Zambidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambidis also avoids with ease.
Lombard digs a good hook to Zambidis's body.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Zambidis slips a jab from Lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Zambidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Sloppy strikes from Zambidis. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambidis takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zambidis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zambidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zambidis throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zambidis misses with a body shot.
Zambidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Zambidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zambidis slips a straight right by Lombard.
Zambidis throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zambidis tries to work over Lombard's front leg with a kick but Lombard checks it.
Zambidis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zambidis misses with a body kick.
Zambidis avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambidis.
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zambidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lombard!
A victorious Hector Lombard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Al Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Al Nasser!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Al Nasser avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Al Nasser circles away.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos cracks Al Nasser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Al Nasser counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dos Santos's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle here but Al Nasser uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Al Nasser has an Americana. Dos Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Al Nasser is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Al Nasser hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mohammad Al Nasser!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Howard is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Howard tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Howard to the ground. Howard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Howard catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Howard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira jabs at Howard's body.
Howard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimundo Oliveira.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howard.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Howard ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Howard struggling a bit here.
Oliveira advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oliveira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound but Howard is blocking nicely.
Oliveira throwing strikes here but Howard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Howard is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliveira throwing strikes here but Howard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Howard because Oliveira loaded up on that one.
Howard blocking the ground and pound.
Oliveira landing punches.
Howard avoids a strike by Oliveira and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Oliveira's guard! Fantastic escape!
Oliveira pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howard as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Howard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howard.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
A big right from Howard misses.
Howard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
John Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Howard.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimundo Oliveira.
Oliveira defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Howard misses.
Oliveira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
Howard has Oliveira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Howard.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howard looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Oliveira on the inside.
Oliveira tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Howard.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard stalling in the clinch.
Howard is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Howard into the ropes.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Howard back against the ropes.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Howard tries to tie him up.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Howard leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimundo Oliveira.
Howard tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howard up against the ropes.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
Oliveira trying to stall but Howard improves his position.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard misses with some punches.
Oliveira tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira takes one to the chin there.
Howard misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but Howard is defending the strikes.
Raimundo Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Howard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Howard parries the strikes from Oliveira easily there. Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Howard to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oliveira throws a strike aimed at the side of Howard's head but Howard avoids it well.
Oliveira cracks Howard with a big right hand but Howard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Howard defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Howard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raimundo Oliveira.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walker clinches.
Penn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the ropes.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brandon Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Oooooh!!! Walker has knocked Penn down with a huge combo! Walker steps away and waves a wobbly Penn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Penn is rocked!
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Penn looks winded!
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Walker jabs at Penn's body.
Walker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Penn sprawling to the canvas! Penn rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Walker finish him?!
Walker drops Penn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Walker follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Walker!
Brandon Walker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hathaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hathaway's head but Hathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hathaway slips under a jab.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith misses with the combination.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slips a jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Hathaway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Hathaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hathaway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hathaway lands with a big left! Smith is wobbled badly! Hathaway comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Smith to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Hathaway!
Daniel Hathaway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson has chosen Another Victory as his entrance music. Shane Dela Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Lawson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Dela Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Dela Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawson doesn't seem phased though.
Dela Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lawson if he has to take too many more of those.
Lawson checks a low kick from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Lawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dela Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dela Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Lawson defends it.
Dela Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lawson is just riding it out for now. Dela Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Lawson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lawson keeping full guard, as Dela Cruz tries to pass.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lawson has control of Dela Cruz's left arm, preventing Dela Cruz from doing any damage.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Shane Dela Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dela Cruz.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Lawson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dela Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lawson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dela Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position.
Dela Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dela Cruz is looking for a triangle but Lawson pushes his legs off easily.
Dela Cruz has his foot on Lawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Dela Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dela Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Dela Cruz controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself.
Lawson trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Lawson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lawson is pushing down on Dela Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dela Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dela Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dela Cruz trying to hold on to Lawson's head to control him but Lawson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Lawson cracks Dela Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dela Cruz looks to land a left hand but Lawson moved out of range nicely.
Dela Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawson slips under a jab from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela Cruz looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Lawson slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson misses with a leg kick.
Dela Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawson leaves Dela Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dela Cruz moves away.
Lawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawson throws a body kick that misses.
Dela Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawson sprawls well. He's pushed Dela Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shane Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dela Cruz is defended easily by Lawson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dela Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Lawson. Those never looked like landing.
Dela Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dela Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Dela Cruz shoots in and bounces Lawson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Dela Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lawson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.
Dela Cruz prevents Lawson from improving his position.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson is trying to stand.
Dela Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Lawson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawson is not content to let Dela Cruz control the position.
Dela Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dela Cruz moves into full mount! Lawson won't be happy about that!
Lawson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson tries to hold on but Dela Cruz pushes him away.
Dela Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dela Cruz is stalling here but it's allowed Lawson to get half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eric Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dela Cruz blocks a head kick by Lawson.
Dela Cruz lands a jab.
Lawson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawson thows a body kick. Dela Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lawson tests Dela Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawson swings for the body but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawson throws a wild body kick that Dela Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Lawson throws the kick towards the body but Dela Cruz avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawson defends it nicely.
Dela Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping right.
Lawson leaves Dela Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dela Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lawson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lawson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Lawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Dela Cruz misses.
Lawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dela Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawson's head.
Lawson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Dela Cruz to the ground! Lawson dives into full mount looking to finish!
Dela Cruz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Dela Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Cruz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lawson controlling the pace.
Lawson is nestled in close to Dela Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Dela Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lawson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawson prevents Dela Cruz from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lawson is keen to just control but Dela Cruz is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Lawson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lawson connects with a jab.
Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawson counters with a crisp right that sends Dela Cruz to the canvas! Lawson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lawson!
Our winner, Eric Lawson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva connects with the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone slips under a jab from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva blocks a jab.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Stone tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Stone throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Stone throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Stone avoids the head kick by Silva.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Stone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Stone misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Stone misses with a combination
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Silva's head back.
Stone connects with a high kick.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone misses the body punch
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with the combination.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Silva blocks a head kick by Stone.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva slips a straight right by Stone.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
That kick from Stone tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Stone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
A head kick from Silva lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Stone misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Silva is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Stone rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Stone cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thor Silva!
Thor Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez has chosen Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Almanez scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Almanez scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson checks a low kick from Almanez.
Thompson scores with a takedown into Almanez's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Almanez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Almanez keeps moving.
Almanez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almanez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almanez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Almanez keeps moving.
Almanez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Almanez prevents Thompson from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Almanez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thompson but great work by Almanez.
Almanez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson is trying to control Almanez's posture but Almanez avoids it.
Almanez wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Almanez working away.
Thompson tries to buck Almanez off but Almanez is having none of it.
Almanez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Almanez working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson parries the strikes from Almanez easily there. Almanez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thompson to escape.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Almanez laying and praying for a moment but Thompson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almanez.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almanez is looking for submissions but instead, Thompson has regained full guard.
Almanez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to keep Almanez in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almanez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Almanez tries to pass.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almanez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Almanez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Almanez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Almanez slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Almanez with a jab.
Almanez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almanez blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson takes a swing at Almanez's ribcage but misses.
Almanez misses with a straight left.
Almanez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Almanez throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almanez ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almanez.
John Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almanez works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the ropes and back into range.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almanez.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almanez.
Almanez connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Almanez moves away and avoids it.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almanez was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Jd Almanez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Almanez.
Almanez tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Almanez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Almanez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almanez misses with a looping left.
Almanez walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Almanez lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a hook. Almanez ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Almanez.
Almanez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Almanez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Jd Almanez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson wants to hold on but Almanez pushes him away.
Thompson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Almanez.
Almanez tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Almanez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez lands with some strikes.
Thompson tries to hold on but Almanez pushes him away.
Almanez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Almanez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thompson's face.
Almanez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thompson tries to roll over but Almanez keeps him under control.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Almanez distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almanez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Almanez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson can't keep his opponent in guard - Almanez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thompson wants to control but Almanez is keeping busy.
Almanez seems to be looking for submissions.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Almanez is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almanez wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Almanez has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almanez at a distance.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Almanez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Almanez misses.
Almanez throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Almanez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Almanez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Almanez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almanez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Almanez.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Almanez avoids it well.
Almanez catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jd Almanez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson checks a low kick from Almanez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a swing at Almanez's ribcage but misses.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almanez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almanez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almanez throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Almanez.
Almanez blocks a jab.
Thompson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almanez did well to prevent Thompson getting side control.
Thompson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Almanez is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jd Almanez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almanez avoid being mounted?
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almanez wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Almanez wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but Almanez defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Almanez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Almanez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Almanez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almanez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almanez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Some wild striking there from Almanez.
Almanez jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Almanez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Almanez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almanez.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Almanez saw that one coming.
Almanez looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Almanez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almanez misses with a head kick.
Almanez is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Almanez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Almanez throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
John Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almanez misses the jab.
Thompson throws a combination. Almanez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Almanez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almanez.
Almanez connects with a looping right hand.
Almanez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Almanez.
Almanez misses the jab.
Almanez swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Almanez.
Almanez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
A jab from Almanez finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jd Almanez.
Well Almanez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jd Almanez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jd Almanez thanked Sparta Fightware for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the ring accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Randy Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen looks to land a body kick but Orton moved away.
Orton moves out of range of the body kick.
Orton drives through with a takedown into Roosmalen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roosmalen controlling Orton's posture.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roosmalen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Orton throws a strike but Roosmalen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton controls Roosmalen momentarily but Roosmalen frees himself.
Orton seems keen to control Roosmalen's posture.
Roosmalen looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Roosmalen trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Roosmalen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roosmalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roosmalen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orton connects with a nice short shot to Roosmalen's temple.
Roosmalen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roosmalen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Roosmalen has wrist control.
Orton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roosmalen is on top in guard.
Roosmalen stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roosmalen working some strikes from top position.
Roosmalen stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosmalen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Orton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Orton with a nice head shot there.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orton being controlled here momentarily.
Roosmalen can't keep his opponent in guard - Orton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orton tries to pass to full mount but Roosmalen defends it.
Roosmalen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick
and Orton counters with a single leg into guard. Roosmalen didn't expect that.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Roosmalen.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosmalen working a defensive guard here.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Roosmalen pulls Orton in close to his closed guard and prevents Orton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Roosmalen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roosmalen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton throws a strike but Roosmalen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roosmalen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Roosmalen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roosmalen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orton kicks Roosmalen off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roosmalen swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Orton.
Orton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Orton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roosmalen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Orton is in Roosmalen's guard.
Randy Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton won't allow Roosmalen to sweep him here.
Orton throws an elbow that misses. Roosmalen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orton's guard. Nice move by Roosmalen!
Roosmalen looking to pass the guard.
Orton is pulling down on Roosmalen's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton working a defensive guard here.
Roosmalen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Roosmalen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orton wants to clinch.
Roosmalen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton wants to pass the guard but Roosmalen is keeping the position.
Orton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Roosmalen's hands, connecting with Roosmalen's forehead.
Orton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roosmalen won't allow Orton to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen trying to hold on to Orton's head to control him but Orton postures up.
Orton lands with a punch from half guard.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Orton there.
Orton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roosmalen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roosmalen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roosmalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Roosmalen is looking for a triangle but Orton pushes his legs off easily.
Roosmalen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton won't allow Roosmalen to sweep him here.
Orton throws a strike but Roosmalen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roosmalen looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roosmalen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Roosmalen wants to sweep but no luck.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton landing some decent shots from guard.
Orton throws an elbow that misses. Roosmalen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orton's guard. Nice move by Roosmalen!
Orton wants to stand up but Roosmalen is controlling him.
Roosmalen trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Roosmalen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Orton is pulling down on Roosmalen's head. It's preventing any offense from Roosmalen, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roosmalen as he jumps to the side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton clearly takes that round.
That's time! Orton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roosmalen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orton.
Roosmalen tries to roll over but Orton keeps him under control.
Roosmalen trying to control from the bottom.
Orton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roosmalen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Orton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roosmalen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Orton wants to control but Roosmalen is having none of it.
Roosmalen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roosmalen raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Orton turns into him and now he's in Roosmalen's guard.
Orton postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Roosmalen looking to control.
Roosmalen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orton throws a strike but Roosmalen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosmalen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton is working Roosmalen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orton with a nice head shot there.
Roosmalen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orton's guard.
Roosmalen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roosmalen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a strike but Orton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton pushes down on Roosmalen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Orton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Roosmalen's hands, connecting with Roosmalen's forehead.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton had his way with Stefan Roosmalen in that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Orton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roosmalen!
Orton tries to move to mount but Roosmalen blocks the move with his legs.
Roosmalen parries the strikes from Orton easily there. Orton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roosmalen to escape.
Roosmalen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orton working the ground and pound.
Roosmalen wants to control but Orton postures up.
Roosmalen defending against the ground and pound.
Orton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roosmalen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Orton working the strikes but Roosmalen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roosmalen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen is looking to improve his position.
Orton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roosmalen defending well though.
Orton is thwarting Roosmalen's attempts to control the position.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton is thwarting Roosmalen's attempts to control the position.
Roosmalen looking for submissions off his back.
Roosmalen taking some punishment here, with Orton in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Orton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Roosmalen's hands, connecting with Roosmalen's forehead.
Roosmalen is looking to control Orton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roosmalen avoid being mounted?
Orton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roosmalen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roosmalen is looking to control Orton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roosmalen avoid being mounted?
Orton throwing shots but Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
Orton working Roosmalen over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orton.
Orton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roosmalen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Roosmalen is looking to improve his position.
Roosmalen has hold of Orton's hands but Orton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Randy Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roosmalen is looking for a sweep. Orton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosmalen is not content to let Orton control the position.
Orton lands strikes from half guard.
Stefan Roosmalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Orton preventing the sweep.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roosmalen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton throws a strike but Roosmalen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
A determined Randy Orton didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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